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Position Summary:

Marketing and Communications Manager reports to the Director and is responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for marketing and communications within Cranwell International Center (CIC). The position will provide leadership and oversight for all marketing and communications, including but not limited to social media, website, data analysis and visualization, grant writing and editing, graphic design, fundraising proposals, annual reporting, storytelling, and a wide range of other strategic-level marketing and communications efforts.

Required Qualifications:

Master’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, English, or public relations or related area.

Professional experience in communications, marketing, print journalism, media relations or other forms of communication.

Track record of creating compelling and impactful digital communications that work across various platforms and can be translated into print.

Experience with study abroad, international affairs, or intercultural work environments.

Employee Category: Administrative and Professional Faculty

Appointment Type: Regular

Tenure Status: Non-Tenure Track

Percent Employment: Full-time

Equal Opportunity/AA:

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Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth's most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 240 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 31,000 students and manages a research portfolio of more than $513 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia.
Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).